With all the business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) services available on the market today, staying operational after a business interruption should be easy, right? That depends on your strategy.

If you’ve ever found yourself saying any of the below statements, you’re buying into some of the most common business continuity myths out there.

10 Most Common Business Continuity Myths

Myth #1
I have business impact insurance, so I don’t need BC/DR services.

Myth #2
I back up my data to the cloud, so it’s protected.

Myth #3
We don’t have the budget to buy an IT DR solution, so it’s more cost-effective to build our own.

Myth #4
My employees can always work from home if anything happens.

Myth #5
A reciprocal agreement with a neighboring business gives us access to backup workspace when we need it.

Myth #6
We have another facility where any impacted employees can work.

Did you know that on average, a data breach costs a company $5.4 million? Or that healthcare organizations experience 24 percent of breaches across all industries? Check out this infographic by UnboundID for more stats on data breaches and security.

To learn more about the serious implications data breaches can have on healthcare organizations, read this post.